Ryzen 7 2700X vs Xeon 3.2

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon 3.2 and Ryzen 7 2700X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated697
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data9.64
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiencyno data9.94
Architecture codenameIrwindale (2004)Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release dateJune 2004 (20 years ago)13 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$329

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon 3.2 and Ryzen 7 2700X basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores1 (Single-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads116
Base clock speedno data3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data37
L1 cache16 KB768 KB
L2 cache2 MB4 MB
L3 cache0 KB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography90 nm12 nm
Die size169 mm2213 mm2
Number of transistors178 million4800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 3.2 and Ryzen 7 2700X compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
Socket604AM4
Power consumption (TDP)135 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 3.2 and Ryzen 7 2700X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataSSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 3.2 and Ryzen 7 2700X are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 3.2 and Ryzen 7 2700X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 3.2 and Ryzen 7 2700X.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 8
Threads 1 16
Chip lithography 90 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 135 Watt 105 Watt

Ryzen 7 2700X has 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, a 650% more advanced lithography process, and 28.6% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon 3.2 and Ryzen 7 2700X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon 3.2 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 2700X is a desktop one.


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